If
you can't take them out then Customs may require
a cash deposit to cover the duty and Goods and Services
Tax (GST) normally payable. The deposit will be
refunded when the goods have been exported.

Cash
Limits

You
cannot take more than $NZ10,000 cash (or its foreign
equivalent) in or out of New Zealand. If you have
more than this then there are forms you can fill
out called a Border Cash Report.

If
you don't and get caught then it is a $2000 fine.

What
you can't take into New Zealand

Do
not take any fruit or plants into New Zealand!

We
cannot stress how important it is to not take fruit,
animal products, plants or foodstuffs into New Zealand.

New
Zealand is a group of islands and its economy is
based upon exporting agricultural and horticultural
goods. Customs and agricultural officers view any
breach of the laws extremely seriously and they
don't show leniency.

The
NZ Customs website advises: "If in doubt, place
all questionable items, especially fruit, into the
marked bins before approaching the immigration area
upon arrival at a New Zealand airport."

There
are heavy fines so don't take the risk.

The
banned items include:

Firearms
and weapons, ivory, tortoise-shell or turtle-shell
jewelry and ornaments, medicines using musk, rhinoceros,
or tiger derivatives, anything made from whale bone
or other marine animals, cat skins or coats.

Diuretics,
tranquilisers, depressants, stimulants, cardiac
drugs, and sleeping pills may not be allowed unless
they are covered by a doctor's prescription.

People
caught trying to import illegal drugs such as marijuana,
cocaine and heroin face severe penalities in New
Zealand.